St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

thousand persons. Dr. " REILLY, the lam
lily physician, cautioned Mrs. Cleveland
the beginning, after observing her man
ner, mot to shake hands so hard and not to
lean over" "But like to bend myself"
she said, when 1 shake hands, and l fan
myself so hard with my left hand that my
arms are about evenly exercised" She
shook hands with over 10000 people on
this occasion, it being her first popular
reception at the White House after her
return from her wedding journey in June,
1886. The gayest of the gay young society
girls of the capital visit the young wife
of the President as regularly as if they
were society reporters. Her constant high
spirits are communicable, and those about
her cannot but be glad they are alive,
Besides the Saturday reception, Mrs. Cleve-
land is at home informally to her friends
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
from twelve to one o'clock; she assists
the President at the New Years Day
levee and at the large.evening drawing
rooms given in honor of the two houses
of Congress and the judiciary, the diplo-
matte corps, the army and navy, and
the general public; then she pre-
sides at the state dinners, gives
luncheon parties, attends festivities at
the houses the Cabinet ministers, loans
her presence at charity rirs-think of the
manifold exertion in it all, and some
thing of an idea of the manual labor per-
formed by this young woman is gained.
Her muscular strength is remarkable
The people whose good fortune it will be
to meet the lady of the White House
while she is on her present tour will
realize that fact in the hearty and cordial
grasp of the hand she will give them.
While Mrs. Cleveland dresses well her
tastes are simple. Her travelling dress as
a bride was a close-ftting, handsome
black silk robe, over which she wore
chip hat, with long white feather, COM
pleting the toilet. But while spend
ing her honeymoon at Deer Park
her elaborate toilets lay folded away in
her trunks, while simple suit of soft gray
material for outdoor wear, with plenti-
full assortment Of fresh and dainty white
morning dresses, completed her wardrobe.
In fact, Mrs. Cleveland eyer gives the
preference to white, which she wears
upon every admissible occasion, either
of grenadine, muslin or flannel, as the
season may require.
During her first trip to the Adirondacks
she ordinarily wore a becoming suit Of
dove-colored corduroy, and sailor hat with
scarlet band, occasionally varied by a
loose blouse waist of white flannel, with
gray skirt, and an indoor dress of blue
and white striped gingham, trimmed
with white. During her visit to
the Adirondacks this summer she was
in light mourning for her grandmother,
and wore black flannel skirt with her
white blouse waist, both trimmed with
braid in lieu of the usual gray corduroy,
though ofttimes varying the monotony
felt hat which lent picturesque charm
to the wearer.
During her trip in New York State last
July Mrs. Cleveland generally wore a
black cloth tabernacle costume with
small black bonnet. At reception given
to her in Oswego she wore most becom-
ing toilet Of white India silk, demi-train,
the corsage cut modestly low both back
and front, just showing glimpse of the
milk-white neck and throat. On her re-
centtrip to Massach usetts she wore a hand
brown straw, small, round bonnet trim
med with soft surah of the same shade.
Mrs. Cleveland has made very thorough
preparations for this tour. The necessary
shopping for it conceded with that of
the autumn reftting of her wardrobe,
and she has made numerous elegant
additions thereto, making purchases to
that end in New York city and Wash
| ington. For travelling Mrs. Cleveland
wears demi-toilets-tha is, pretty
dresses of silk and not costumes of serge
and cloth. One of her travelling toilets
is of brown silk; the basque is of solid
brown silk, cut with a square open
ing on the bosom filled with white
silk. The skirts are of brown silk
sprigged with white. A hand
some costume of brown and cream
colored plaid silk, with a bonnet of
brown and high ribbon trimmings is an
other of the travelling dresses; and
third is of black silk, heavily trimmed
with jet. A new dress that will probably
be used as carriage costume is composed
of black silk and velvet. The square-necked
bodice of black velvet will have the
pointed front, edged with jet passemen-
terie in broad bands, and the Pompadour
opening will be filled with jetted lace.
The front will be of silk, with side panel
of jet, and the full back drapery will be
of the rich velvet. A costume that is
ravishingly becoming to her is superb
gown of black satin, with jetted lace
front over white satin, with which
she wears black bonnet with
white trimmings set high in front.
Of her reception dresses proper
a new one is of yellow silk draped with
lace, and with it she wears yellow plumes
of pink .fdilie Francois, the plain front
draped with Malines lace; the train, of the
same colored satin and silk, striped, is
embroidered with rosebuds. The corsage
is cut square and yelled with lace. A
third robe is of pale blue Sicilienne, the
front of the skirt being laid in narrow
perpendicular plaits. The train is SIM
pie fall of blue silk, brocaded in silver
corn flowers.